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fighting game
A video game genre in which players control characters in close combat against each other. An abbreviation of 格闘ゲーム.
格ゲーで対戦しよう。
Let's play a fighting game against each other.
子供の頃から格ゲーが好きだ。
I've liked fighting games since I was a kid.
最近の格ゲーの大会はeスポーツとして世界中で注目されている。
Recent fighting game tournaments are attracting attention worldwide as e-sports.
USAGE:
Abbreviation of 格闘ゲーム. Very common in gaming culture and everyday conversation. Japan has a strong fighting game tradition with franchises like Street Fighter, Tekken, and Guilty Gear.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 格ゲーをやる (to play a fighting game)
- 格ゲーの大会 (fighting game tournament)
- 格ゲープレイヤー (fighting game player)
FULL FORM:
- 格闘ゲーム (fighting game, unabbreviated)